Older receivers needed an additional audio connection with the HDMI. HDMI was for video switching only. Does this connect with just an HDMI?
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No additional audio connectors are required with the current HDMI cable. The only audio wires are those from the back of the unit to the speakers...and they are the type you strip the wires of insulation and then push into the connectors (like the old style).
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yes and no they give you two ways to set up, one is for AV connection if you don't have an HDMI. There is also an optical/audio connect
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There is an hdmi input for all of the accessories Blu ray games etc. than one hdmi out u run to projector or tv depending on your set up I love mine very nice n easy to hook up
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It has 4 HDMI inputs, one HDMI output. HDMI carries both video and audio. It also has line-in RCA type audio jacks, plus optical audio in. My cable box, my BluRay, my Apple TV connect via HDMI for both video and audio. My HDTV connects to the HDMI out. I connect my CD player via RCA jacks. I also have a turntable connected, but had to place an external phono pre-amp ($15) between it and the receiver, also connected via RCA jacks. Hope this helps. I like the receiver, great product for a great price.
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The idea is that the receiver then controls everything. So when you switch inputs on the receiver, it then switches both audio and video. Otherwise you'd have to switch the receiver input, and then go switch the TV input. Of course, this only applies if you have more than one video source (eg: blu Ray player and Xbox and cable box or DVR). It really is ultra useful and only adds one HDMI cable. HOWEVER: do not buy this specific receiver. It does not handle HDMI switching well (only passes through video does not capture audio), plus the sound quality is horrible. Get a more modern and high quality one, such as a Yamaha or Denon.
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It likely has nothing to do with the receiver. You may need to go to the cable/satellite receiver settings and change it to HDMI output.
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I connect the HDMI output on my computer to the J-Tech and send one output to my receiver and the other to my TV. Works for me. Switch back and forth generally w/o any problems. Very rarely I have to reset the switch by just unplugging and replugging the HDMI cord from my computer. The HDMI output on my computer does not transmit sound, so I can't comment on this aspect. I use the computers' coax and optical outputs for audio.
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It depends. It also has component (separate color connections, etc,) outputs for older sets or an AV amplifier and addition to the dual HDMI outputs. It also has an optical output if you need it.
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The unit will output HDMI video and audio to two displays no matter the size. We will assume that you are sending the audio to a surround receiver in a 5.1 situation. You focus your audio on the surround receiver, and you send the video to the displays. In that regard, this unit supports what you are doing. There is some delay in the HDMI switching, but what HDMI component doesn't have some delay. It's an intense signal.
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My question to you is "If you are hooking up with an HDMI cable, why are you also using and optical cable?". HDMI carries the complete spectrum of audio and does not require an additional audio cable. You may be confusing either the player and/or your audio receiver.
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There's no need for a separate audio connection with this receiver. For a nonblu ray source it will accept and process any audio signal over HDMI. For blu ray, you'll need a player that decodes the new formats and outputs PCM.
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yes it does. im using only hdmi cables myself and getting both picture and audio. i believe using both may improve sound quality.
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With an HDMI connection, you should not need a separate audio connect. Unless I'm mistaken, you should have HDMI on both units.
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I have this receiver and wanted to let you know that on this model the HDMI ports are ONLY FOR Video. You need to use an optical cable to get at least 5.1 sound. The advantage of HDMI is that the audio and video signals are on the same cable. I don't know why it doesn't work like that on this one? It is not the top of the line so the newer ones probably have it. I think the norm now is 7.1 or 7.2 channels. It is a good receiver though. I don't even have a subwoofer hooked up to it and it still sounds good. I hope that helps you out. You can plug an optical cable from the tv to the receiver but it might be only 2 channel surround sound. I use that setup for my roku 3 I hope this helps. I have this receiver and wanted to let you know that on this model the HDMI ports are ONLY FOR Video. You need to use an optical cable to get at least 5.1 sound. The advantage of HDMI is that the audio and video signals are on the same cable. I don't know why it doesn't work like that on this one? It is not the top of the line so the newer ones probably have it. I think the norm now is 7.1 or 7.2 channels. It is a good receiver though. I don't even have a subwoofer hooked up to it and it still sounds good. I hope that helps you out. You can plug an optical cable from the tv to the receiver... » Read More I have this receiver and wanted to let you know that on this model the HDMI ports are ONLY FOR Video. You need to use an optical cable to get at least 5.1 sound. The advantage of HDMI is that the audio and video signals are on the same cable. I don't know why it doesn't work like that on this one? It is not the top of the line so the newer ones probably have it. I think the norm now is 7.1 or 7.2 channels. It is a good receiver though. I don't even have a subwoofer hooked up to it and it still sounds good. I hope that helps you out. You can plug an optical cable from the tv to the receiver but it might be only 2 channel surround sound. I use that setup for my roku 3 I hope this helps. « Show Less
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That's what I use it for, only with a different HDMI source, not play station. Read instructions carefully if using the analog audio (RCA plug) output. They are only live in 1 of 3 switch positions.
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Stephen G., I'm interested in connecting 2 receivers and switching between them. I have a modern home theater receiver (Yamaha RX-V477) and a vintage receiver (Realistic STA-76 circa 1975). Each one does some things better than the other and I want to easily switch between them depending on what I want to do (like play vinyl on the vintage) and watch movies on the home theater receiver. If you know of something that can do this, please let me know. Thanks.
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Part of the problem is that the description is actually for the VSX-1015, the previous model. There are two things to know about this HDMI. First, it is HDMI pass through, which means that it is HDMI in and HDMI out, but does not upconvert other inputs (composite, s-video, or component) to HDMI as more expensive receivers do. The other thing is that the audio portion of HDMI doesn't really work as you'd expect. It will pass through the audio to your TV, etc., but the Pioneer receiver won't play it. If you want the receiver to play the audio from your HDMI component(s) you must have an optical or coaxial audio cable also connected from each source component. To my knowlege, all other HDMI A/V receivers any where near this price range have the same or greater limitations.
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Yes, but one quick note that might help you: I switched from and older receiver that had many inputs and outputs but no HDMI to a newer one with HDMI support. At first when setting up the sound bar I freaked out when I realized the newer receiver didn't have optical out but it didn't stop me; I ended up running the optical out from the TV to the sound bar. If you have to do this you might need to go into your receiver's settings and enable sound through the TV HDMI signal (it was disabled in mine).
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yes. the reply from oscar was not helpful. there are many receivers that carry the hdmi logo that only carry the hd video and will not carry the audio, forcing you to use a left-right analog sound and having the rec recode the 2 channels into 7&1 or whatever it can handle out, which is compressed and then reseperated, rather than hd audio which is digital and carries more than 7&1 channels in an uncompressed (read: better) format for a more articulate soundscape.
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I don't know. I just have it to connect a new home theater receiver with HDMI to an older HDTV with only component input.